In the final match of the men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour season, the final match between Jannik Sinner (1st place, Italy) and Taylor Fritz (5th place, USA) was completed.
Sinner defeated Kasper Ruud (7th place, Norway) 2-0 (6-1 6-2) in the singles semifinals of the Neito ATP Finals (total prize money: $15.25 million) held in Turin, Italy on the 16th (local time). did it
Fritz defeated Alexander Zverev (2nd place, Germany) 2-1 (3-6 6-3 7-6).
The ATP Finals is a competition in which the top eight singles players and the top eight doubles groups who have performed well throughout the year participate.
Sinner reached the finals of this competition for the second year in a row. Last year, Novak Djokovic (6th place, Serbia) won.
In the case of Djokovic and Carlos Alcaras (3rd place, Spain), who formed the men’s tennis ‘top three’ with Sinner this year, Djokovic did not participate in this tournament, and Alcaras was eliminated in the group stage.
If Sinner wins, he will receive a prize of $4,881,500 (about 6.81 billion won).
If Fritz wins, he will receive $4.485 million (approximately KRW 6.25 billion) in prize money, which is less than that of Sinner, as his record in the group stage was 2 wins and 1 loss, behind Sinner with 3 wins.
Sinner and Fritz met in the finals of this year’s US Open, where Sinner won 3-0 (6-3 6-4 7-5), and also won 2-0 (6-4 6-4) in the group stage of this tournament. . In terms of overall record against opponents, Sinner has the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss.
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